posted on October 2, 2010 04:49:20 PM new
A buyer who recently purchased six 99 cent items, left me six 3s for my Shipping DSRs. Apparently he must have thought they should all be shipped for 99 cents.
As a seller there is not much that I can do. Although, it appears to me that I can leave an appropriate feedback to his positive - \"No problems at all\", which is coupled with a Shipping DSR of 3.0.
So, after much reading, and research, I have decided that I will leave him no feedback. Really, instead of not leaving any feedback, I gave the following - \"No feedback, Thank You!\"
That is what my anger regarding a low shipping DSR has been reduced to.
I have further considered to add a comment to the feedback that he has left for me - \"blocked this buyer.\" There appears to not be any policy regarding what I post within my own feedback.
Perhaps we can put our heads together so as to develop feedback that is appropriate for those who leave the low ball DSRs.
posted on October 2, 2010 06:07:16 PM new
I bought some 'fragile' labels from a powerseller.
It drove me crazy as he managed to send me at least 5 emails,and he said nothing he can do about it.
I thought of negging him but Ebay said I have to wait 7 days to leave neg or neutral on a power seller??
Ebay is everywhere,dont you love it!
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on October 2, 2010 06:08:27 PM new
In your case,Bill,I think you should take a cold shower and move on.
As for me,I am drinking cranberry juice .
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on October 2, 2010 06:10:11 PM new
Just wondering - how do you know for sure it was him?
I was thinking of leaving a * as FB for buyers who are a problem - meaning 1 star. But someone here said I couldn't do that - it would be consider negative.
posted on October 2, 2010 06:22:31 PM new
eBay tends to be hip on code words. frustrating.
I get a bit ticked when a buyer leaves me, "ok". I'm not sure why, but it does bug me, even more than not receiving feedback which is now averaging about 66% of my listings. I guess the benefit is that I don't get dinged on DSRs when they don't follow up. LOL.
posted on October 2, 2010 06:22:35 PM new
we are just guessing it is a 'him'.
yes,positive feedback with negative tone description is a no no.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on October 2, 2010 06:23:43 PM new
Why dont we all change our seller ID to 'WE-DO-BENDOVER followed by our zipcode'.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on October 2, 2010 07:42:36 PM new
The buyer is a male. My sales are low because I have only a few items listed - no store. I ran a report with ten items - six from this buyer the rest from another. Six DSRs for shipping were 3.0, while the others were 5.0. Bingo!
I think that I will leave - "buyer blocked" as a comment after his six feedbacks for me. There is nothing in the "rules" stating that I can't do so.
My wife just looked over my shoulder, smiled, shook her head, and walked away.
posted on October 2, 2010 11:01:46 PM new
Cool down - leaving feedback like that makes you appear unprofessional. You're obviously a better man than your buyer who cowers behind the anonymity of star ratings to tell you what he thinks about your shipping charges - don't stoop to his level. Block him quietly and move on.
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posted on October 3, 2010 07:04:36 AM new
"leaving feedback like that makes you appear unprofessional" being professional doesn't seem to work with these people. I have posted smart a$$ replies to the negs I have gotten from idiots, I know thats unprofessional but eBay has left me no other option. I refuse to take this crap lying down. I post my smart a$$ reply THEN I move on.
I do not leave FB for them. Whats the point?
I also feel that this is a way for eBay to take away TRS so they make more in fees. You ding enough sellers in additional fees for low DSRs man what a windfall for eBay. My TRS loss cost me $100 If they do that to just 1,000 sellers thats an easy $100K in eBays pocket a month. $1.2 million a year! EBay is NOT really motivated to correct this problem. Hmmmmm.....
posted on October 3, 2010 03:34:40 PM new
Bill, I have changed my shipping to "free" by adding my highest possible shipping costs to the listing. So far I have sold several things this way. The beauty is that eBay automatically gives you a 5 star rating for shipping costs. Within the week my DSRs have jumped back up in shipping costs so that I will be eligible for TRS and Power Seller if everything stays the way it is.
It is quite frustrating that I have had to do this, but this is what eBay has created. My closer buyers now probably pay more for the item in shipping costs so that I can protect my DSR rating. Sucks for them, but I want my 20% discount.
